Commons Conversations Series 4: Hayley Sestokas

Saturday, 7 February 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Commons Conversations is a series of interviews in which campaigners share their experiences and insights into activism, learning in movements, radical history, and more. The series is produced by the Commons Social Change Library, a repository of more than 1500 resources for campaigners, which can be accessed for free at commonslibrary.org

In the latest episode Commons Library director Holly Hammond chats with Hayley Sestokas from Environment Victoria. They discuss community and environmental organising in rural and regional areas with a focus on the importance of local connections and deep engagement. The episode also discusses resources to do with regional, remote and rural organizing, as summarised by the Advocacy Research Network.

Saturday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Ratbags, Peaceniks and Agents of Change. Resistance radio that explores the movements that made us, drawing from the activist archives through to voices of resistance today. We take you under the hood to see how collectives and campaigns are formed, mobilise people, work cooperatively to transform systems of oppression and are sustained over time.

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